shēng sheng

life; to be born; raw

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 34th character
Radical ⽣ (100.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 263

Definitions

生 shēng
  1. 1. life
  2. 2. to be born
  3. 3. raw
  4. 4. uncooked
  5. 5. student
  6. 6. to grow
  7. 7. to give birth

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Words containing 生

Word Meaning
student who also works part-time
Hang Seng (name)
to be reincarnated; reborn (of departed spirit)
secondary growth of forest
to bully strangers; to cheat strangers
derivative word
born at the wrong time; unlucky in life
to emit light
estranged
student scholar in old exam system
ecosphere
ecologist
full of life; exuberant
biological product
unprocessed medicinal herb
to coin (words or expressions)
people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
Master's degree student
peanut
unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
annual (botany)
unfamiliar at first but you get used to it